Christopher Placek
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‘We did listen to your concerns’: Elk Grove park board brings back pickleball plan despite neighborhood oppositionMay 24, 2024 4:57 pm - Nearly two months after withdrawing a proposal for pickleball courts amid neighborhood opposition, Elk Grove Park District commissioners revived the plan and agreed to send it back to the village board for approval.
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Nano brewery proposed for downtown Arlington HeightsMay 23, 2024 1:52 pm - The recently-closed Bangkok Cafe at 17 N. Vail Ave., in Arlington Heights is proposed to become Eric Lamkins’ nano brewery, where the bearded home brewer will craft small batches of his favorite suds.
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Rosemont’s bronzed Don makes delicate move across townMay 22, 2024 7:52 pm - The larger-than-life bronze likeness of Rosemont’s Donald E. Stephens is now in place at its new home after movers completed a tedious relocation across town. It took a c...
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Rosemont mall nears full occupancy with latest additionsMay 22, 2024 12:00 pm - Despite the nationwide decline in brick-and-mortar retail, Fashion Outlets of Chicago boasts a 97% occupancy rate of its two-floor, 530,000-square-foot indoor shopping center in Rosemont.
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Elk Grove selling vacant site to builder of affordable senior housingMay 21, 2024 6:42 pm - Once the site of an abandoned orthodontist’s office, a now-vacant plot of land on Arlington Heights Road in the center of Elk Grove Village is envisioned as a new home fo...
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Two residents safe after basement fire in Arlington HeightsMay 21, 2024 4:08 pm - Two residents safely escaped after a fire broke out in the basement of their house Tuesday morning in Arlington Heights. The residents were out of the house on the 700 bl...
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Home to two ice rinks, Rolling Meadows could host international youth hockey tournamentMay 20, 2024 6:05 pm - Rolling Meadows, which is home to two indoor ice rinks, could host an international youth hockey tournament in the coming years, city officials announced. Amateur hockey ...
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Train strikes pedestrian in Des PlainesMay 18, 2024 5:53 pm - A commuter train struck a pedestrian Saturday afternoon in downtown Des Plaines, police said. The person was struck near the intersection of the tracks and Pearson Street...
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Fire extinguished at Naperville barMay 18, 2024 5:21 pm - Naperville firefighters quickly put out a small fire in a shuttered bar on Saturday morning. Crews were dispatched to the former Miss Kitty’s Saloon, 634 E. Ogden Ave., a...
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Motorcyclist dies after crash with SUV in NapervilleMay 18, 2024 1:42 pm - A 32-year-old Naperville man died after his motorcycle was struck by an SUV Friday night. The fatal crash occurred around 6:43 p.m. on the 1600 block of 77th Street, poli...